Short closure for part of state park

If you're lucky enough to be off later this week and planning on going to soak in Palo Duro Canyon, you can only soak in the front part of the state park.

There's a hunt for exotic game going on in the Canoncita area the park acquired a few years ago, and out of caution, the park will be closed starting at Water Crossing No. 2 from Wednesday through noon Friday.

"Park staff know that some visitors have been unhappy about the closing, but it is for their safety," says a park Facebook post. "We do not want anyone to get hurt from a possible stray bullet."

I think it's fabulous they don't want anybody getting shot in the park, and that's probably not going to happen since Canoncita is pretty removed from the most traveled areas of the park.